Sr. Director, Software Engineering - Digital Product Engineering

Charlotte · San Ramon · 8+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 14, 2026

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As the Senior Director, Digital Product Engineering, you will lead Scout Motors' Digital Product Engineering organization responsible for delivering and operating the software platforms that power the complete customer lifecycle.
You will lead a multidisciplinary engineering organization through a team of Directors and senior engineering leaders while partnering closely with Product, Customer Experience, Commercial, Marketing, Operations, Vehicle Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, and executive leadership.

Lead and scale multiple software engineering organizations through a team of Directors, managers, and senior technical leaders.
Establish organizational strategy, operating models, staffing plans, budget priorities, and delivery governance.
Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on accountability, ownership, quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Define and execute the long-term engineering vision supporting Scout's digital ecosystem.
Establish technology standards, architecture principles, software development practices, and operational excellence frameworks.
Drive platform modernization, cloud adoption, scalability, resilience, performance, and security initiatives.
Define the organization's strategy for AI-assisted and agentic software development, establishing standards, governance, tooling, and operating models.
Drive the architecture and adoption of AI-native capabilities across Scout's digital customer-facing products and internal commercial operations platforms.
Own execution across a broad portfolio of digital products and platforms.
Recruit, retain, and develop exceptional engineering talent and leadership.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
15+ years of software engineering experience with progressively increasing leadership responsibility.
8+ years of engineering leadership experience managing managers and senior leaders.
Demonstrated success leading large engineering organizations through multiple levels of management.
Experience leading Directors and organizations consisting of multiple engineering teams and functions.
Proven track record delivering large-scale customer-facing digital products and platforms.
Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, microservices, mobile applications, web platforms, integrations, and modern software development practices.
Experience establishing engineering strategy and operating models for high-growth organizations.
Exceptional communication, executive presence, organizational, and leadership skills.

Experience building and scaling e-commerce solutions, digital commerce platforms, and customer-facing transactional experiences.
Experience supporting customer experience, ownership, service, and digital engagement platforms.
Experience supporting mobile applications, customer identity platforms, CRM ecosystems, and enterprise integrations.
Experience leading geographically distributed engineering organizations.
Experience driving organizational transformation and technology modernization initiatives.
Experience establishing AI-assisted software development practices or integrating generative AI, intelligent agents, and AI models into digital products and platforms.
MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.

Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
401(k) program with an employer match and immediate vesting
20 days planned PTO, as accrued
40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
Eligibility for 1 assigned vehicle through the Corporate Vehicle Program
Mobility stipend
Annual performance bonus program

Based out of Scout Motors HQ location in Charlotte, NC, or the Northern California office in San Ramon, CA.
Hybrid office policy with regular in-person meetings and events.
Requires the ability to convene with colleagues in person and travel to participate in events from time to time.